On our way down the street from Jeronimo´s Monistery, Brent and I joined the lines of locals and tourists alike on the narrow sidewalk outside of Casa Pasteis de Belem to partake in the famous custard-filled pastries. The palm-sized Pasteis de Belem came out warm from the oven in a nice little brown paper bag complete with powdered sugar and cinnamon to sprinkle on top of the carmelized sugar. The outside of the quaint pastry shop read 'desde 1877'. Outside of Belem, these custard patries are called Pasteis de Nata (or 'creme') rather than Pasteis de Belem. Aunt Amy, I thought of you when we discovered this local treat! :)
After a long day of trecking through Madrid, we decided to cut costs and head to the local supermarket to cook up some pasta. After wandering uphill for about 45 minutes, we discovered that this market was definitely the 'Whole Foods' of Lisbon. Could have just gone to the mini-mart.
A full day of trecking around and a belly full of pasta left us with little time to go more blogging which is why we have been so behind. We are working on catching you all up with everything. The last few days have been quite full of travel, but let me first fill you in on our lovely beach trips and exploration through Alfama! (Pictures for this blog and other, will be posted once we can figure out how to get pictures from Brent´s computer to this hostel computer without wireless internet or a flash drive.)
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Hi, Butterfly - Sounds "yummy" should have read this after dinner :) (It's 4:30 and my tummy's growling).
I had to check your blog because - "A boy named Sue" is playing and I had to think of you in Lisbon. Don't think it'll ever sound the same again. LOL Can't wait to see the pictures. Pasta, dessert and a stroll through Spain...hmmm bet it's not too hard to get used to. Keep writing, stay safe - love you!
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Mom XOXOXOXXOXOXOXOXXOXOXOXOXOXXOXO
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